teleconverter for a Canon Powershot SX50 HS

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I have a Canon Powershot SX50 HS camera and use it a lot for bird photography ( goes up to 200mm).
Is it worth getting a X2 teleconverter lens or will the loss in image quality offset the magnification gained?
With small birds I don't always get the resolution I woul d like.

Steven Kersting · Answer

With the SX50's crop factor you are already at 1200mm equivalent... even if the 2x diopter thing was of top quality (and it's not), 2400mm effective is near useless. Even with great technique/stability/IS environmental conditions will almost always degrade IQ at the distances where that kind of FL might have use.
I would say forget the adaptor and work on fieldcraft/getting closer.

teleconverter for a Canon Powershot SX50 HS

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